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The science which treats of the air and other gaseous bodies under the action of force, and of their mechanical effects.

The science which treats of the properties of the air, and of the part it plays in nature. Craig.

The science of aërolites.

The science of equilibrium and motion of air or an aëriform fluid, including aërodynamics and aërostatics.

The science of measuring the air, including the doctrine of its pressure, elasticity, rarefaction, and condensation; pneumatics.

The science or art of ascending and sailing in the air, as by means of a balloon; aërial navigation; ballooning.

The science that treats of the equilibrium of elastic fluids, or that of bodies sustained in them. Hence it includes aëronautics.

The science of weighing air; aërostatics. [Obs.]

The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the beautiful in nature and art; esp. that which treats of the expression and embodiment of beauty by art.

The science of sensation in relation to nervous action. H. Spenser.

The science, doctrine, or demonstration of causes; esp., the investigation of the causes of any disease; the science of the origin and development of things.

The science of athletic combats, or contests in public games.

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; farming.

The science of the distribution and management of land.

The science which treats of the nature of truth and evidence. Sir W. Hamilton.

A treatise on this science.

The study or science of algæ or seaweeds.

Devotion; loyalty; as, allegiance to science.

Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary. Science, instead of being the enemy of religion, becomes its ally. Buckle.

The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.